Cumberland County has been the home of thousands of individuals and organizations. Each has contributed to its history in ways both small and large. The Gardner Digital Library collects these stories in the Memory Bank. From Oral Histories of locals experiences in World War II to serving local civic organizations to growing up in Carlisle, Silver Springs Township, the West Shore, or Shippensburg, the Memory Bank is a place where the collected stories of Cumberland County can be shared and engaged with to present a fuller history of the County.
Interview of Wilbur Wolf for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank and the Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association. Wolf discusses his involvement with the CCWA and the Cumberland County Conservation District as well as his work in the forestry business and being on the Big Spring School District Board.
Interview of Ray Wolfe of the Farmers Trust Co. by Blair Williams on December 17, 2014. The interview focuses on the Farmers Trust Co. in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, innovations in the banking industry including branch banking, drive-thru banking, and consolidation, as well as Wolfe's life in Carlisle.
Interview of Matthew Wright regarding his experience serving in the United States Army.
Interview of George and Tim Yuda for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. George Yuda discusses his life as well as stories from his father Montreville Yuda, a student at the Carlisle Indian School.
Interview of George and Tim Yuda for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Both discuss Montreville Yuda and his connections with the Carlisle Indian School as well as alumni including Fred Cardin, Gus Welch, and Jim Thorpe.
Interview with Grace Zuna at her home in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 2002, with Heather Egan as a part of the Cumberland County Women During World War II Oral History Project. Zuna discusses her early childhood growing up during World War II including collecting tin cans, babysitting for working mothers, and war activities with the Girl Scouts. Zuna also talks about her older siblings experiences in the war including a brother who served in the military a sister who worked at the Navy Depot in Mechanicsburg.